Business Strategy

If you’re considering doing your own thing or breaking into the gig economy, I have one thing that you need to know. You will never feel lonelier than you will when you try to break into the world of freelancing. You’ll feel exhilarated. You’ll feel exhausted. You’ll feel scared out…

Many European and North American states and provinces have laws and regulations encouraging or mandating companies to support their communities. Companies work with local governments to meet people’s needs, whether their employees or the public. One exception is Iraq, which lacks regulations for companies to adopt corporate social responsibility (CSR)…

Everyone loves a vision: a big, optimistic and galvanising assertion of where your organisation is headed. A focal point. A North Star! Some inspiring words on your lanyard maybe. A lot of organisational strategies start with a vision. It’s the top of the mountain. But there are big flaws in…

When you write an ideal scene, you are describing the future state of some environment. The fewer people damaged in your ideal scene, the likelier it is to occur. This is because an ideal scene describes a desired alignment of intentions! When your ideal scene describes a game that many…

Concerns about personnel and revenue constraints created by the COVID-19 pandemic have prevented some firms from investing in analytics technology. However, analytics has become even more important for others, helping them negotiate rapidly shifting customer habits and their journey interruptions. Moving forward, predictive analytics is an excellent instrument for enhancing…

A razor is a mental model or rule of thumb that makes decision making easier. We use such shortcuts extensively to reduce the mental load to go about our daily lives. By the very fact that they are shortcuts, however, they can lead us to the wrong conclusion. They should…